A very busy part of the Beaches. Woodbine Beach Park has several beach volleyball courts on the West side of the beach. There’s a children’s playground close by with a year round restaurant and snack bar. This is the Best place to view Toronto’s fireworks from Ashbridges Bay (it’s also the most packed with people.)
Summer brings outdoor lifeguards that monitor the swim zones. Swim within the buoys in front of Donald D Summerville pool, it’s roughly 500m marked off. The swim zone is incredibly shallow, as in knee deep water for most of the 500m stretch. There are definite areas where the water is above your head (West side of beach by the rocks). Also, there is a definite West to East current. It’s quite strong but not enough to suck you out. If anything, I notice that the day to day water temperature fluctuates quite a lot by the currents. One day, it’s super warm. The next day, it’s cold. Hard to predict sometimes. (This is likely why many open water swimmers go to Cherry Beach instead. Calmer currents and warmer protected water.) 🏊♀️❤️
Donald D. Summerville outdoor pool is in this area. The pool is open for the Summer months only. There are 3 pools upstairs: a dive tank, 25m pool and the coveted 50m pool. The pool hosts all-day lane swims! Very popular. There are bathrooms with hot showers and change rooms with lockers. A children’s playground is just outside the pool. There is a foot washing station at Donald D Summerville pool. Right next to the public bathrooms.
There is also a change room area plus washrooms close to the volleyball courts. I don’t know much about them. I haven’t bothered with these in over a decade.
There is a boardwalk that stretches for several kilometres. It’s very popular. Many local residents walk along here daily, all day, all year long. There is also a parallel bike trail, go slow through this zone. Lots of people, children and pets.
Summer is busy. Pay for parking if you plan to stay for the day. Any street parking by the beach is heavily monitored by Toronto Parking Enforcement. Street parking exists but so does parking enforcement that virtually lives in this hood. I’ve seen parking enforcement out as early as 09:00 on a Saturday ticketing cars. Also, if you parked blocking a hydrant or driveway (it happens often), parking enforcement usually tickets you then waits for the tow truck. You’ve...
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Read moreOne of the best if not the best beach/park in Toronto (in my opinion). The beach part has many sections. One with a large sandy area with lots of volleybal fields and other types of sports. Following that the sand area starts to narrow a bit and then starts the beach area where ppl lay down their towels, tarps or tents to enjoy the sun and swim (mostly Canadians who can tolerate the cold waters). If you are lucky enough you might get a reasonably tolerable cool water and actually enjoy swimming. The beach portion for sunbathing and swimming keeps streetching for quite a distance. If you like something a little more secluded, if you keep walking past the water treatment station, you will find a "hidden" beach, which is accessible by a somewhat steep but short trail. The park portion is pretty big and accomodate a lot of families in different settings. You can have barbecues, picnics or set a hammock under the trees and listen to the waves crashing....
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